Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Namibia

Namibia: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.4% in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
0.4%
Change on year
up 22.0%
World rank
5th
of 76 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2015
All-time low
0.3%
in 2013
Years of data
5
2009–2015

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Namibia, 2009–2015

00.10.20.30.42009201220152009: 0.386 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.328 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.312 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.336 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.41 % of rural employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Namibia is 0.4%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.0% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

Namibia ranks 5th of 76 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Namibia, 2009 to 2015.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
2009 0.4%
2012 0.3% -15.0%
2013 0.3% -4.7%
2014 0.3% +7.6%
2015 0.4% +22.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 4

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 2 Mongolia 0.5%
  2. 3 Bangladesh 0.5% compare
  3. 4 Cambodia 0.5%
  4. 6 Turkey 0.4% compare
  5. 7 Pakistan 0.4% compare
  6. 8 Egypt 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Namibia?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Namibia was 0.4% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2015.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2013.
How does Namibia rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Namibia ranks 5th out of 76 countries with data for 2015.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
76 places, 1,013 data points, 1980–2021
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